GRE Word List
RIDDLE
a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| comestible | edible |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| viand | an item of food |